The Flight of the Creative Class by Richard Florida

The Flight of the Creative Class by Richard Florida

The most valued workers are what economist Florida calls the "creative class," and up until 2002 the United States was the unparalleled leader in creative capital. But several key events-the Bush administration's emphasis on smokestack industries, post-9/11 heightened security concerns, and the growing political divide between parties-have put the nation at a substantial disadvantage. Numerous countries have discovered the enormous economic value of the creative class and are attracting these valuable workers.

"The movement of human capital, particularly the most creative and talented, from nation to nation is critically important to understanding why the future of some countries is assured and that of others doomed. A first-rate piece of work."-Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

The Rise of the Creative Class and Who's Your City? are both bestselling books by the author. He has contributed to newspapers such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and others. Among his many honors and medals is the Breakthrough Idea of the Year award from the Harvard Business Review. He was named one of the Best and Brightest by Esquire magazine in 2005, and one of BusinessWeek's Voices of Innovation in 2006. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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ISBN 13	9780060756901
ISBN 10	006075690X
Title	The Flight of the Creative Class
Author	Richard Florida
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2005-04-12
Number of pages	320
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